OpenGate Capital Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Total Safety’s Europe and Middle East Division April 29, 2026 OpenGate Capital (“OpenGate”), a global private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the European and the Middle Eastern (“EMEA”) division of Total Safety, a Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company. Total Safety EMEA is a leading provider of mission-critical safety and compliance solutions serving petrochemical and oil & gas [...]
Luxfer Reports First Quarter 2026 Results April 28, 2026 Strong performance and resilient margins lift 2026 guidance, with a clear path to accelerating earnings growth in 2027 First Quarter 2026 Highlights* GAAP Net Sales of $83.9 million from $97.0 million, Adjusted Sales1 declined 7.3% GAAP Net Income was $3.8 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $5.5 million and $0.20 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDA1 increased to $12.3 million, up 8.8%, and Adjusted Diluted EPS1 increased 17.4% to $0.27 Margins expanded, with Adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.7%, up 220bps, and gross margin of 26.1%, up 370 bps 2026 guidance raised, increasing Adj Diluted EPS midpoint to $1.17 from ~$1.12 Material step-up expected in 2027, with robust double-digit earnings growth Comparative information is relative to prior-year first quarter; results exclude discontinued operations 1 Note: Adjusted results exclude Graphic Arts
Toast Launches Toast Go® 3 Handheld Point-of-Sale Device Globally April 28, 2026 Toast’s innovative, durable hospitality-grade technology helps operators ensure seamless service and deliver dependable performance shift after shift
KBRA Releases Research – Extension Risk in UK Seasoned Interest-Only Mortgages April 27, 2026 KBRA releases research that examines the UK past-term interest-only (PTIO) mortgage population, including drivers of post-maturity behaviour and implications for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) cash flow timing. PTIO mortgages are interest-only (IO) loans that have reached maturity without repaying the principal balance. These loans are gaining prominence as legacy pre-global financial crisis (GFC) IO cohorts [...]
Meta Signs Agreement With AWS to Power Agentic AI on AWS Graviton Chips April 24, 2026 The deal helps power the agentic workloads behind Meta’s AI efforts Key takeaways The deployment starts with tens of millions of Graviton cores, with the potential to expand. Meta is now one of the largest Graviton customers in the world. The deal builds on Meta's long-standing AWS relationship and use of Amazon Bedrock at scale to support its next generation of AI.
Porsche Sells Bugatti Stake to BlueFive Capital April 24, 2026 Porsche has agreed to sell its equity stake in Bugatti Rimac. Porsche and Rimac Group established Bugatti Rimac as a joint venture in 2021 to serve as home to the iconic Bugatti brand. In this joint venture, Porsche holds a minority stake of 45%, Rimac Group owns 55%. Porsche also holds a 20.6% stake in [...]
Edge Home Finance Announces Strategic Investment from Presidio Investors and Promotion of Tom Ahles to President April 21, 2026 Edge Home Finance today announced a strategic investment from Presidio Investors (“Presidio”), marking a major milestone in the company’s continued expansion and leadership within the mortgage broker channel. As part of this transaction, Tom Ahles has been promoted to President of Edge Home Finance, reinforcing the company’s commitment to strong leadership as it enters its [...]
JPMorganChase Expands Security and Resiliency Initiative Across Europe April 21, 2026 Broader geographic focus builds on momentum in the U.S. and reinforces commitment to strengthening critical supply chains, economic resilience and shared security across trading partners
CURA and TITAN Group: Innovation Partnership for the Validation of Low-carbon Cement Technology April 20, 2026 The partnership will test electrochemical limestone splitting technology and explore its deployment across TITAN’s global cement operations
Petronor and H2SITE Partner to Pioneer High-Purity Hydrogen Production in Refining Through Advanced Membrane Technology April 20, 2026 H2SITE, a technology company specialised in advanced hydrogen production and separation solutions, has signed a strategic agreement with Petronor, a leading refinery and key industrial player in the energy sector with a clear commitment to achieving net-zero emissions, to deploy its high-efficiency hydrogen separation technology at Petronor’s refinery. This press release features multimedia. View the [...]